Name: Scientists must be free to learn, to speak and to challenge
Uploaded: 2018-05-16T14:58:50Z
Duration: 13 min 45 s
Description: "You do not mess with something so fundamental, so precious, as science," says Kirsty Duncan, Canada's first Minister of Science. In a heartfelt, inspiring talk about pushing boundaries, she makes the case that researchers must be free to present uncomfortable truths and challenge the thinking of the day -- and that we all have a duty to speak up when we see science being stifled or suppressed.

"You do not mess with something so fundamental, so precious, as science," says Kirsty Duncan, Canada's first Minister of Science. In a heartfelt, inspiring talk about pushing boundaries, she makes the case that researchers must be free to present uncomfortable truths and challenge the thinking of the day -- and that we all have a duty to speak up when we see science being stifled or suppressed.

Kirsty Duncan: Scientists must be free to learn, to speak and to challenge

Scientists must be free to learn, to speak and to challenge

science

education

social change

personal growth

society

government

discovery

TED Stage Talk